WEBVTT - A Tu Hermano Tuesday (Hour 4) 3/17/26 0:00:01.440 --> 0:00:04.320 On air at am five seventy LA Sports and I'm 0:00:04.440 --> 0:00:06.360 demand on the iHeartRadio app. 0:00:06.600 --> 0:00:09.560 This is the Petros and Money Show. You are one 0:00:09.600 --> 0:00:13.560 of the kind. Hosted by Petros, Papaday guests left school 0:00:13.600 --> 0:00:16.959 after sixth grade and the voice of the Bolts Matt 0:00:17.079 --> 0:00:17.760 money Smith. 0:00:17.920 --> 0:00:21.000 The answer is on money. There is nothing you can do. 0:00:21.360 --> 0:00:25.680 You know it's coming. This is the Petros and Money Show. 0:00:25.520 --> 0:00:29.400 On the home of your world champion Los Angeles Dodgers. 0:00:29.560 --> 0:00:33.920 Make us your top preset on the iHeartRadio app and. 0:00:34.040 --> 0:00:41.440 Here you'll feel make this think youday, small guys, I 0:00:41.600 --> 0:00:43.000 wait long time for this. 0:00:43.920 --> 0:00:47.400 What do you want? You asked for. 0:00:47.400 --> 0:00:48.120 Too much now? 0:00:52.320 --> 0:00:56.400 Petrusse Money final hour, full four hour show tomorrow. There 0:00:56.400 --> 0:00:59.720 may be no show as we are sandwich between Dodgers, 0:00:59.720 --> 0:01:04.280 Giant Spring Training and Clippers. Promise selling content, Matt, promise 0:01:04.319 --> 0:01:08.160 some content. Two had how was your weekend? And a 0:01:08.760 --> 0:01:11.080 before the show podcast yesterday for the people. 0:01:11.200 --> 0:01:12.399 Promise some for tomorrow. 0:01:12.920 --> 0:01:16.200 Nothing is promised. We will see whether or not we 0:01:16.200 --> 0:01:18.120 can slam a Petros and Money show in there. 0:01:18.200 --> 0:01:20.520 I apologize for absolutely nothing. 0:01:21.000 --> 0:01:26.959 The opening day is just nine days away. Freeway series 0:01:27.080 --> 0:01:30.000 coming up. Clippers trying to bounce back from a two 0:01:30.080 --> 0:01:35.120 game skid against the hapless Sacramento Kings and dominant San 0:01:35.120 --> 0:01:39.400 Antonio Spurs, and most importantly, Pee, we will be hitting 0:01:39.440 --> 0:01:41.720 the road, and we would like those of you in 0:01:41.760 --> 0:01:45.000 a particular part of town that we have not frequented regularly, 0:01:45.160 --> 0:01:45.920 if at all. 0:01:46.000 --> 0:01:48.400 Right, off the sixty at Montabella, We're going to the BJ. 0:01:49.280 --> 0:01:50.000 Come see us. 0:01:50.120 --> 0:01:53.800 We will be there on Thursday at two o'clock, two 0:01:53.800 --> 0:01:57.200 to four, Montabello Town Center. Off the sixty. We got 0:01:57.200 --> 0:02:02.720 Dodger tickets, including opening tickets to see Yoshi Yamamoto pitch 0:02:03.440 --> 0:02:09.760 against the Snakes. BJ's Restaurant in brew House. What a 0:02:09.760 --> 0:02:11.880 great place for a happy hour. I heard the one 0:02:11.880 --> 0:02:14.639 in Montabello's not big, so you better get your big 0:02:14.639 --> 0:02:15.200 ass in there. 0:02:15.240 --> 0:02:20.000 Early innimate affair, intimate affair. 0:02:20.080 --> 0:02:23.440 It's gonna be spillover, Matt. People want us bad in Montabello, 0:02:23.600 --> 0:02:27.480 that's what we've heard. We're looking forward to seeing everybody 0:02:28.080 --> 0:02:29.720 and making it a real event. 0:02:29.919 --> 0:02:31.600 Hey, maybe there'll be some leftover green beer. 0:02:33.480 --> 0:02:36.040 I don't think that's necessary to drag the holiday all 0:02:36.040 --> 0:02:39.160 the way till Thursday. Why not let's freak out, man, 0:02:39.280 --> 0:02:41.520 I don't think I think it's a good idea corn 0:02:41.600 --> 0:02:46.200 beef and cabbage pizza. Who says no, everybody, We will 0:02:46.200 --> 0:02:48.600 see you there. 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The 0:03:56.600 --> 0:03:58.840 baking powder was more popular than the soap, so he 0:03:58.920 --> 0:04:02.120 switched to selling baking powder instead of soap and gave 0:04:02.160 --> 0:04:04.320 his customers gum as an incentive. 0:04:04.600 --> 0:04:08.120 Oh well, that and that's how the Wrigley Gum Empire. 0:04:08.760 --> 0:04:11.760 The gum was more popular than the baking powder. He 0:04:11.960 --> 0:04:16.720 seated the baking powder market. To that profile of an 0:04:16.720 --> 0:04:20.200 Indian and a headdress company. I love that, and he 0:04:20.279 --> 0:04:23.159 took over. It would be a sweet tattoo the gum world. 0:04:23.760 --> 0:04:26.000 And uh, you know what, it reminds me of that 0:04:26.680 --> 0:04:33.520 profile the mascot in Vision quest that loud and that's 0:04:34.000 --> 0:04:38.240 that's a very similar profile that high school teacher. Yes, 0:04:39.200 --> 0:04:40.840 as as the baking powder. 0:04:41.360 --> 0:04:43.400 That's a great fun fact, Matt. For a second, I 0:04:43.440 --> 0:04:47.000 thought like, wow, he's he's saying that I know something. 0:04:47.040 --> 0:04:49.320 He thinks I'm smart. And then that's not what you 0:04:49.360 --> 0:04:54.280 were referring to. It's time for the quick hits. Everybody 0:04:55.760 --> 0:05:02.680 might know this. He's probably giving me credit. Yeah, I 0:05:02.800 --> 0:05:07.040 said that. The Dodgers with a night game and surprise 0:05:07.480 --> 0:05:10.360 Arizona tonight, David Massey will have Dodger talk with Andre 0:05:10.480 --> 0:05:15.920 eh your They're about to take on the Royals nine 0:05:16.240 --> 0:05:21.000 days away. Single digits, okay, sucking down at nine from 0:05:21.040 --> 0:05:27.039 the start of the regular season. Very exciting. Everybody's excited. Matt, 0:05:27.080 --> 0:05:31.960 You've been to Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 0:05:32.520 --> 0:05:35.960 I have was there last year calling an Alabama basketball game, 0:05:36.040 --> 0:05:39.880 and NATO's their head coach once again finds himself with 0:05:40.040 --> 0:05:46.000 players having issues off the court. Aiden Holloway, their superstar guard, 0:05:46.200 --> 0:05:48.960 arrested on felony drug charges. 0:05:49.320 --> 0:05:50.880 With Alabama basketball. 0:05:51.000 --> 0:05:54.520 Matt, Yeah, two pounds of weed, two pounds, two pounds 0:05:54.600 --> 0:05:55.120 of weeds. 0:05:55.120 --> 0:05:57.479 That's a lot of reefer. It's a lot of re for. 0:05:58.320 --> 0:06:03.320 Two pounds, said quote, we got standards in our program. 0:06:03.440 --> 0:06:05.520 You wouldn't know it, and we've. 0:06:05.360 --> 0:06:07.720 Got how well he be Like was he saying the 0:06:07.760 --> 0:06:12.479 weed wasn't good, like flattened out Mexi shank And that's 0:06:12.520 --> 0:06:16.320 why this was not high grade. 0:06:17.640 --> 0:06:23.159 California shit. This was not California's shake. In Alabama they 0:06:23.279 --> 0:06:26.440 be they'd be dying for California shake. This is some 0:06:26.600 --> 0:06:29.359 Mexi dirt weed. Looks like it came off of a bail, 0:06:29.520 --> 0:06:32.440 he said. We've got ways, We've held our guys accountable. 0:06:34.240 --> 0:06:38.720 Of course, much worse situation. Twenty twenty three, Alabama basketball 0:06:38.800 --> 0:06:42.640 player Darius Miles arrested in charge with capitol murder. And 0:06:42.680 --> 0:06:44.640 they did throw that guy back on the court and 0:06:44.640 --> 0:06:46.320 try to get away with a dude that was in 0:06:46.400 --> 0:06:49.760 the NBA for like three weeks before. Was like, yeah, 0:06:49.800 --> 0:06:50.120 you can't. 0:06:50.200 --> 0:06:53.680 That's his only crime though he's not a murderer. 0:06:53.360 --> 0:06:54.920 Or rolling around with two pounds a week. 0:06:55.360 --> 0:06:57.280 I want to know how good the weed is. If 0:06:57.279 --> 0:06:59.440 coach is talking about standards, it must be below the 0:06:59.480 --> 0:07:04.000 standard good week. The Lakers are on a roll. They're 0:07:04.000 --> 0:07:06.240 forty three and twenty five winners. Is six in a row. 0:07:07.440 --> 0:07:10.880 Where wires Matt happy? Why are the Horns being played? 0:07:11.080 --> 0:07:15.640 Tell you why? Because Lebron James ain't doing nothing. But 0:07:15.680 --> 0:07:17.600 they are sitting in the three seed in the West. 0:07:18.200 --> 0:07:20.360 They're one and a half games up at Houstone right 0:07:20.360 --> 0:07:23.000 now or the fourth seed. They beat him last night. 0:07:24.000 --> 0:07:27.240 They play Houston again tomorrow night. Last night, the Lakers 0:07:27.240 --> 0:07:29.320 did a great job shutting down Kevin Durant. The second 0:07:29.360 --> 0:07:33.760 half here isis they shut down the t SIPs thips. 0:07:34.680 --> 0:07:39.920 Here is the King himself wearing his bejeweled crown on 0:07:40.120 --> 0:07:46.920 his wise head discussing shutting down Durant and just being 0:07:47.000 --> 0:07:49.040 awesome different looks about the game. 0:07:49.480 --> 0:07:52.280 He's one of the greatest players we've ever seen play, 0:07:52.880 --> 0:07:55.280 I mean obviously, so she's got to try to show 0:07:55.320 --> 0:07:57.560 him different looks, trying to keep him off balanced. And 0:07:57.800 --> 0:07:59.920 when he shoes hope he missed, you don't miss me. 0:08:00.960 --> 0:08:03.480 So I thought we did a good job of having 0:08:03.480 --> 0:08:05.440 a game plan, but also just switching up our pitches. 0:08:05.960 --> 0:08:08.160 You can't show switch up great like that. Too many 0:08:08.480 --> 0:08:10.440 are the same coverages throughout the whole game. He'd get 0:08:10.440 --> 0:08:12.440 a feel for, so Shood a good job of just 0:08:12.480 --> 0:08:13.520 kind of switching up to pitches. 0:08:13.920 --> 0:08:16.280 See the march. It couldn't be anything else. Switch the pitch. 0:08:16.560 --> 0:08:17.720 That's what you got to do on the court with 0:08:17.760 --> 0:08:18.960 Kevin Durant. I'm switch pitch. 0:08:19.040 --> 0:08:19.720 Switch the looks. 0:08:19.800 --> 0:08:22.200 Can't just be throwing a heat he can't no gas 0:08:22.320 --> 0:08:24.000 right down the middle he runs on the whole game. 0:08:24.000 --> 0:08:27.440 I'll pick you apart. No switch pitch. What about those clips, Matt, 0:08:27.520 --> 0:08:29.680 they're back to five hundred, they are They lost to 0:08:29.720 --> 0:08:32.240 the Spurs last night without Kawhi Leonard he is day 0:08:32.280 --> 0:08:33.000 to day now. 0:08:33.559 --> 0:08:35.079 You said you were waiting for the other shoot to 0:08:35.120 --> 0:08:36.880 drop when it came to injury that you would not 0:08:36.960 --> 0:08:40.839 project Kawhi perhaps making it through the remainder of this. 0:08:41.160 --> 0:08:42.640 You really went out on a limb there. No one 0:08:42.640 --> 0:08:45.200 else went with me. No, you know, everybody's like no, No, 0:08:45.280 --> 0:08:47.400 I really like what I'm seeing from Kawhi. They playing 0:08:47.600 --> 0:08:49.120 a great year for him to be into it. 0:08:49.280 --> 0:08:51.560 He will, however, join the team on this upcoming three 0:08:51.559 --> 0:08:53.600 game road. I want to be on a back to 0:08:53.679 --> 0:08:58.000 back Tomorrow and Thursday in New Orleans, same team, much 0:08:58.080 --> 0:09:01.079 like the Lakers are dealing with in Houston right now 0:09:01.120 --> 0:09:03.480 against the Rockets. Clippers holding onto the eight seed, one 0:09:03.520 --> 0:09:06.079 game up on Golden State, one and a half games 0:09:06.160 --> 0:09:08.720 up on the Blazers, who are currently the ten seed. 0:09:08.760 --> 0:09:11.120 They are not in any danger of slipping out of 0:09:11.160 --> 0:09:13.520 the playing tournament. It's just a question of which slot 0:09:14.000 --> 0:09:16.319 they find themselves in when the season ends. 0:09:16.720 --> 0:09:20.720 Well, one person was clamoring to get the league cut 0:09:20.760 --> 0:09:24.440 down to size, but now the NBHAVE owners are getting 0:09:24.480 --> 0:09:27.160 ready to vote on expanding and adding the Las Vegas 0:09:27.160 --> 0:09:34.160 and Seattle SuperSonics, SuperSonics and the Lebron Las Vegasons. 0:09:34.280 --> 0:09:36.800 You know, damn well, he is going you want to 0:09:36.800 --> 0:09:38.640 own the Las Vegas whatever the hell they're going to 0:09:38.720 --> 0:09:40.720 be called. Lebron James is going to be a part. 0:09:40.559 --> 0:09:42.439 Owner with you, the Las Vegas Kings. 0:09:42.520 --> 0:09:44.560 And if you wanna, if you want to sign up 0:09:44.559 --> 0:09:46.080 for that Las Vegas Lebron's the. 0:09:46.520 --> 0:09:49.640 L snatch it from Sacramento. It's just gonna be the 0:09:49.720 --> 0:09:53.480 Las Vegas King. How about uh, Sacramento is gonna get 0:09:53.520 --> 0:09:56.640 the Sacramento cow Turns, which people have been looking to 0:09:56.760 --> 0:09:57.920 name them for many years. 0:09:58.040 --> 0:10:00.600 Just move the smooth some teams, move the hornets. 0:10:01.400 --> 0:10:03.320 Hey, Charlotte can't have a team. 0:10:03.559 --> 0:10:07.600 Just move some teams there. What about Memphis with a grindhouse? 0:10:07.720 --> 0:10:12.199 It's terrible people's college towns. People in Charlotte want to 0:10:12.240 --> 0:10:15.480 watch North Carolina or Duke basketball. Memphis wants to watch 0:10:15.480 --> 0:10:18.679 Memphis State. They don't give a damn about Ja Morantley Grislies. 0:10:18.760 --> 0:10:21.160 Just move those teams instead of adding more. 0:10:21.600 --> 0:10:23.600 I mean that feels like a real gut punch to 0:10:23.640 --> 0:10:25.480 those great parts of the country. 0:10:25.520 --> 0:10:26.200 Indeed it does. 0:10:26.880 --> 0:10:29.960 The Edmonton Oilers will be without their superstar forward Leon 0:10:30.120 --> 0:10:32.360 dry Sidle for the remainder of the regular season. Why 0:10:32.360 --> 0:10:33.160 are we telling you this? 0:10:33.280 --> 0:10:36.520 Why Are you so Pissyleon? Why are you so pissy? 0:10:36.559 --> 0:10:38.079 I'm I'm just answering your guy. 0:10:38.160 --> 0:10:39.280 You are whatever. 0:10:39.400 --> 0:10:41.800 I ask you a question, I gave you an answer, 0:10:41.960 --> 0:10:42.800 not very good ones. 0:10:43.240 --> 0:10:43.800 That's why. 0:10:45.400 --> 0:10:48.040 It's exactly right. No dry cidle. 0:10:48.200 --> 0:10:49.280 Why are you so pissy? 0:10:49.559 --> 0:10:49.760 Leon? 0:10:50.600 --> 0:10:52.559 Are you so pissy? 0:10:52.960 --> 0:10:56.360 He might go back if they make the playoffs, but 0:10:56.880 --> 0:10:59.960 their playoff chances were a bit wobbly as they're at 0:11:00.080 --> 0:11:02.960 the third place in the Pacific Division, just four points 0:11:03.000 --> 0:11:05.839 ahead of the LA Kings. Lebron also wants that name 0:11:05.880 --> 0:11:09.520 from them, the first team below the playoff cut line. 0:11:09.920 --> 0:11:12.760 Now they'll have to hold off the Kings without dry 0:11:12.880 --> 0:11:16.839 title over the last fourteen games, and he is very 0:11:16.880 --> 0:11:20.040 pissy about home. We'll see Jack. 0:11:20.280 --> 0:11:20.800 So pissy? 0:11:21.080 --> 0:11:22.400 Leon? Why are you. 0:11:25.600 --> 0:11:28.120 Well? Maybe because you're Canadian? Are a German and your 0:11:28.200 --> 0:11:31.000 Germans didn't even get as close as the Canadians got 0:11:31.280 --> 0:11:34.640 and they all lost to Jack Hughes, who wants the 0:11:34.679 --> 0:11:37.680 Hockey Hall of Fame to give him the puck from 0:11:37.679 --> 0:11:41.280 his gold medal winning overtime goal from Team USA in 0:11:41.360 --> 0:11:45.560 the Milan Courtina Olympics, which is currently on display in Toronto. 0:11:46.280 --> 0:11:49.440 I'm trying to get it like. That's bs that the 0:11:49.440 --> 0:11:52.160 Hockey Hall of Fame has it. In my opinion, why 0:11:52.160 --> 0:11:56.120 would they have that, Puck Hughes told ESPN hit an 0:11:56.200 --> 0:11:57.439 exclusive interview on. 0:11:57.440 --> 0:12:01.040 Tuesday, Because it's not the NHA Hall of Fame, it's 0:12:01.080 --> 0:12:04.400 the Hockey Hall of Fame. By Puck, the first time 0:12:04.480 --> 0:12:07.160 the US won gold since nineteen eighty one. 0:12:07.160 --> 0:12:11.360 More quote from Hughes, let me have it, let me. 0:12:11.360 --> 0:12:13.640 Hot up, Jack, You'll always have the memory. Huh. 0:12:13.720 --> 0:12:16.080 We'll be right back with some reaction on m I 0:12:16.160 --> 0:12:23.960 seventy LA Sports your Home of the Dodger, Petro's Papadakis, 0:12:24.200 --> 0:12:27.679 Matt Money Snap, this is Petro Send Money on. 0:12:27.760 --> 0:12:32.600 Demand, Petro sand Money and James Worthy of this segment 0:12:32.800 --> 0:12:35.160 brought to you by Ford. It is Ford Truck Month, 0:12:35.240 --> 0:12:37.000 the best time to buy a Ford truck like the 0:12:37.080 --> 0:12:39.600 legendary Ford F one fifty, America's best selling truck for 0:12:39.600 --> 0:12:43.480 forty nine years and running versatil Ford Maverick, the adventurous 0:12:43.480 --> 0:12:46.080 Ford Ranger, or the tough Ford Super Duty Hurry. 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On a 0:13:32.679 --> 0:13:33.800 special Tuesday? 0:13:34.200 --> 0:13:35.080 Yeah, thank you both. 0:13:35.160 --> 0:13:35.720 Let's do it. 0:13:35.840 --> 0:13:39.280 Thanks for doing it early because of the Clippers schedule 0:13:39.320 --> 0:13:41.800 and then we got to go to Montabello. But that's 0:13:41.840 --> 0:13:45.000 not your problem, James, and you don't have any problems. 0:13:45.040 --> 0:13:48.680 The Lakers are streaking right now. What is it about 0:13:49.080 --> 0:13:53.520 Luca and Austin Reeves playing together in the way that 0:13:53.600 --> 0:13:57.400 they do that makes them so difficult for very good 0:13:57.520 --> 0:13:59.199 NBA teams or anybody to guard? 0:14:01.040 --> 0:14:04.240 Well, you know, like I hate saying the things that 0:14:04.840 --> 0:14:07.960 always sound like excuses, but you know the fact that 0:14:08.600 --> 0:14:14.040 they finally got everybody like healthy and together and play 0:14:14.200 --> 0:14:18.160 together for a while a few games, and I think 0:14:18.200 --> 0:14:21.240 the coaching staff was able to figure out how to 0:14:21.360 --> 0:14:24.840 deal with the trio. Okay, you look at Lebron's role 0:14:24.960 --> 0:14:29.560 now it's more off ball. I think he's enjoying it, 0:14:29.600 --> 0:14:31.800 and I think he realizes that he can be most 0:14:31.880 --> 0:14:38.400 productive in that role. And he allows Austin Reeves to 0:14:38.480 --> 0:14:41.720 handle the ball just as much as Luca. To me, 0:14:42.840 --> 0:14:46.880 they you know, Luca obviously is you know, super talented, 0:14:46.880 --> 0:14:51.000 but they both are very efficient. And I think having 0:14:51.040 --> 0:14:55.040 him on the floor together sometimes with and without Lebron, 0:14:55.160 --> 0:14:59.400 and allowing Austin to flourish with the ball in his hands. 0:14:59.440 --> 0:15:01.240 He gets to the free throw line, he didn't look 0:15:01.240 --> 0:15:03.120 to do the same thing. They get to the line, 0:15:02.720 --> 0:15:05.840 they draw files, they both at shoot the three. They're 0:15:05.960 --> 0:15:13.400 very spontaneous, and when that happens, I think eight and really, 0:15:14.880 --> 0:15:17.880 you know, Marcus Smart, you know, he reminds me of 0:15:17.880 --> 0:15:20.280 Michael Cooper so much. He's just a you know, he 0:15:20.680 --> 0:15:23.400 sticks his nose in there. He's got Lebron diving on 0:15:23.440 --> 0:15:26.040 the floor. You know, Marcus Smart came in here diving 0:15:26.080 --> 0:15:28.000 on the floor early in the season. Now he's got 0:15:28.200 --> 0:15:30.920 forty one year old guy. So I think they're starting 0:15:30.960 --> 0:15:34.200 to like get more synergy than they've ever had. We've 0:15:34.240 --> 0:15:38.280 seen spurts of it. It's easy to see the talent 0:15:38.320 --> 0:15:40.720 when you got Luke out there, you know, killing it 0:15:40.760 --> 0:15:42.360 from three and do what he does. But then when 0:15:42.360 --> 0:15:45.760 you bring in the consistency of like I thought Jake 0:15:45.840 --> 0:15:47.920 Loravia had a good game last night. You know, I 0:15:47.920 --> 0:15:50.520 think when they start to make that more consistent on 0:15:50.560 --> 0:15:54.600 the defensive end. They've always had the offense, but now 0:15:54.600 --> 0:15:57.480 when you throw in the defense and you know, the 0:15:59.200 --> 0:16:01.960 collective effort, it's nice to see. I hope they can 0:16:02.040 --> 0:16:02.560 sustain it. 0:16:02.920 --> 0:16:06.880 On the six game win streak, you've seen DeAndre Aiden's 0:16:06.920 --> 0:16:10.040 minutes go up, played almost thirty last night, thirty against 0:16:10.040 --> 0:16:13.560 the Nuggets, nearly forty against the Bulls, you know, and 0:16:13.600 --> 0:16:15.880 there was a lot of conversation about him not accepting 0:16:15.920 --> 0:16:17.800 his role. You heard what he said. You know that 0:16:17.880 --> 0:16:20.360 that kind of took off in a viral moment about 0:16:20.400 --> 0:16:23.160 him not being Clint Capella just kind of where where 0:16:23.200 --> 0:16:26.040 you at with aighton How responsible is he on this 0:16:26.120 --> 0:16:28.400 six game you know win streak, these nine of their 0:16:28.480 --> 0:16:30.680 last ten, and do you feel like he's done a 0:16:30.680 --> 0:16:32.960 better job of kind of filling in where he's supposed 0:16:33.000 --> 0:16:33.480 to fill in. 0:16:34.880 --> 0:16:38.359 Well, I think I think Clint Capella had the best response. 0:16:38.760 --> 0:16:42.360 You know. Clint Copella said, hey, man, you got you know, 0:16:42.520 --> 0:16:46.360 three guys that can ball. Just go out and just 0:16:46.400 --> 0:16:48.920 go out and ball with him, you know. And I think, 0:16:49.040 --> 0:16:51.440 you know, if he does that, I do think that 0:16:51.800 --> 0:16:55.560 they're starting to include him early. I think some guys 0:16:56.400 --> 0:16:59.400 you have to like initiate and get them the ball, 0:16:59.440 --> 0:17:02.600 whether that's lob or something off of pick and roll. 0:17:03.320 --> 0:17:07.120 His defense I thought was amazing. Then once he gets 0:17:07.119 --> 0:17:10.720 some few touches, they're active, they get involved. I think 0:17:10.760 --> 0:17:15.520 Marcus Smart started this about a month ago. He intentionally 0:17:15.880 --> 0:17:19.439 I remember one game throwing eight in the ball to 0:17:19.840 --> 0:17:23.639 get him involved. So uh lately, I like his effort. 0:17:23.680 --> 0:17:26.639 I like his efficiency. He's got nice you know, and 0:17:26.680 --> 0:17:29.840 when you get him the ball in the paint, he's 0:17:29.920 --> 0:17:32.800 very efficient with the little floaters and sometimes he gets 0:17:32.800 --> 0:17:34.879 a dunk and can hit the eight footer, but he 0:17:35.000 --> 0:17:38.119 collapses the defense a little bit and he's a willing 0:17:38.240 --> 0:17:41.760 passer out of that. So uh, that's when Luke Canard 0:17:41.840 --> 0:17:45.440 gets an open three or somebody gets in, you know. Uh, 0:17:45.480 --> 0:17:48.560 Marcus smart might get a wide open three. Uh, so 0:17:48.600 --> 0:17:51.000 they need to inclue when you got a big number 0:17:51.040 --> 0:17:55.800 one draft pick for a reason. You know, he hasn't dominated, Uh, 0:17:55.920 --> 0:17:59.639 but he's he still has talent and he's still young. 0:17:59.680 --> 0:18:02.120 And HOPEU, well, he'll he'll find it. You know, get 0:18:02.160 --> 0:18:03.680 a little bit of Sequille O'Neill in it. 0:18:03.760 --> 0:18:06.879 You know what I'm saying, the great James Worthy, we 0:18:06.880 --> 0:18:09.720 could all use a little bit of Shaquille O'Neill and us. 0:18:11.200 --> 0:18:11.600 Money. 0:18:12.240 --> 0:18:18.119 Yeah, take some of that money. Is that Papa John's money, James? Uh? 0:18:18.520 --> 0:18:23.399 Last night the Lakers were like double blitzing Kevin Durant 0:18:23.480 --> 0:18:25.600 late in the game when he had the ball. Now 0:18:25.880 --> 0:18:29.479 did they do that to Nikola Djokis last year? And 0:18:29.640 --> 0:18:31.840 is that something that JJ Reddick seems to do a 0:18:31.840 --> 0:18:35.000 lot or just when it gets to be toward the 0:18:35.000 --> 0:18:37.960 playoffs and in the playoffs, because it was effective last night, 0:18:38.320 --> 0:18:40.040 kind of stifling Kevin Durant late. 0:18:41.640 --> 0:18:44.359 Yeah. Yeah, you know, I think without San Goon, you 0:18:44.400 --> 0:18:47.880 know that that was one advantage that the Lakers had. 0:18:47.960 --> 0:18:51.040 You know, he was out last night and he's kind 0:18:51.040 --> 0:18:52.840 of like he kind of he's kind of like a 0:18:52.960 --> 0:18:55.800 Yokic center. He can handle the ball. He does do 0:18:55.920 --> 0:18:58.560 a lot of handoffs. So I think with with with 0:18:58.640 --> 0:19:02.719 him out and not really have and a really a 0:19:02.840 --> 0:19:08.359 really breakdown primary guard, they were able to take some 0:19:08.520 --> 0:19:12.000 of Kevin Durant's comfort away. He liked to handle the 0:19:12.000 --> 0:19:14.760 ball a lot to get to his spots. So by 0:19:14.840 --> 0:19:17.760 blitzing him, which by the way, they also do a 0:19:17.800 --> 0:19:20.280 lot with Luca. They try to get Luca out high 0:19:20.359 --> 0:19:22.320 with a blitz and get it out of his hands. 0:19:23.280 --> 0:19:26.720 Lucas a little bit more evasive, but I think that 0:19:26.880 --> 0:19:31.440 was good strategy, blitzing him, double teaming him, getting out 0:19:31.440 --> 0:19:35.719 of his hands, forcing the issue, which they were successful at, 0:19:35.880 --> 0:19:38.439 you know early, you know, early in the third second 0:19:38.480 --> 0:19:41.359 quarter they had a lot of offensive rebounds. But I 0:19:41.359 --> 0:19:44.919 think once they figured out the rotations, uh and a 0:19:44.960 --> 0:19:46.840 lot of part of the game they were they had 0:19:46.960 --> 0:19:50.760 much success with you know, closing down Durant's who's hard 0:19:50.800 --> 0:19:52.960 to do, by the way, it's very hard, but they 0:19:52.960 --> 0:19:56.080 did a good job of blitzing and collapsing James. 0:19:56.280 --> 0:19:58.679 We remember they had that stretch last year where they 0:19:58.680 --> 0:20:01.320 were one of the best defensive teams in the league, 0:20:01.359 --> 0:20:03.560 kind of right before that Luca trade. They were streaking 0:20:03.720 --> 0:20:05.879 on that side of the court. You mentioned it that 0:20:06.240 --> 0:20:08.520 on this win streak they're playing better defense. I mean 0:20:08.600 --> 0:20:11.200 last night, no segoon, but talking about holding them to 0:20:11.240 --> 0:20:13.439 twenty points below their season average kind of did the 0:20:13.440 --> 0:20:16.560 same thing with the Knicks as well, and that big win. 0:20:17.480 --> 0:20:19.640 Do you think this can be a good defensive team 0:20:19.680 --> 0:20:22.719 with their personnel if Lebron, Austin Reeves and Luca are 0:20:22.720 --> 0:20:25.239 out there? Is it? Is it possible? And how do 0:20:25.280 --> 0:20:27.080 they do that? Because they're probably going to need that 0:20:27.119 --> 0:20:28.560 to win a playoff series. 0:20:29.400 --> 0:20:32.359 Yeah? Absolutely, you know that. You mentioned the Knicks. They 0:20:32.440 --> 0:20:35.440 almost had Minnesota on that one hundred. They scored a 0:20:35.440 --> 0:20:39.360 few points late in the fourth. But yeah, the Lakers 0:20:39.359 --> 0:20:44.640 have shown and clutch last four minutes, last five minutes, 0:20:44.680 --> 0:20:47.240 they've been pretty good. They Now when you add that 0:20:47.400 --> 0:20:51.040 for four to forty eight minutes, yeah, I think they 0:20:51.080 --> 0:20:53.560 have to have that. And I think it starts with 0:20:54.080 --> 0:20:56.280 you know, Marcus Smartt was Defensive Player of the Year. 0:20:56.320 --> 0:21:00.720 He's bought this mentality to these guys. It's tough, physical 0:21:01.600 --> 0:21:05.040 veribal and uh that's what you need. And I think 0:21:05.200 --> 0:21:09.040 you know when guys like Ayton who's a rem protector, Uh, 0:21:09.240 --> 0:21:13.000 you know, uh Hayes is always pretty active, but then 0:21:13.080 --> 0:21:16.760 guys like Jake la Rabia, he don't. People don't realize 0:21:16.840 --> 0:21:20.720 he's a pretty tough defender. He's sneaky, he he gets 0:21:20.840 --> 0:21:25.159 offensive rebounds. He doesn't spectate. So when you start to 0:21:25.160 --> 0:21:28.280 bring in those type of uh, you know players on 0:21:28.440 --> 0:21:33.360 top of you know, Austin Reeves taking charges. Surprisingly, Luke 0:21:33.720 --> 0:21:37.280